Charlie Brooker Quotes

I mean, look when you meet me in real life, I'm not the person you see on the Internet, as disappointing as that is.

But yeah, so many people are just not very genuine online. I caught myself looking for my ex, and a lot of these people that I would swipe right on, I'm meeting them in real life and they're just not that guy at all.

People en masse have lost the ability to go out there and meet people in real life.

I like to meet girls in real life because social media is such a front, and you can come across and look however you want.

There's no difference between my persona on Twitter and Instagram and in real life.

Oh, I'm quite harmless in real life.

The problem is, and I'm just as guilty of this, a lot of people see their follower count increase and mistake that for friendships. It's great to have followers, especially if you want to sell albums, promote shows, or promote your friends, but you still need to get outside and talk to other human beings.

I'm much nicer in person than on Twitter.

Approximating authenticity online is not such a tall order. In fact, it may be the very least we can do.

Tech gives people more opportunities to be themselves in front of other people. Sometimes that's great; sometimes it's bad.

I talk to everyone - Uber drivers, bartenders. On Twitter, people see me as some mean guy, but in real life, I am out there asking questions.

When people meet me or hear me in person, they quickly learn that I am much more than a tweet and a profile picture.

Online, you play at being yourself.

The conversation on Twitter and the way people are in the world are very different.

I use Twitter to be my best self: fun, dateable. I don't get paranoid with Twitter, only in real life. I write so I feel comfortable, not speaking.

Sometimes on-camera friends don't translate into your real life, but not for me.

There's more of me on Twitter than there is in real life.

The image that is on screen is very different from who I am in real life.

If I was to base my opinion on Twitter, I'd be like, 'Oh my God, I must be the most hated woman in Britain.' But I go around the street, and despite all the abusive messages, not one person comes up to me and says anything other than nice things and ask for a picture.

I don't exclusively talk to people on social media; I don't meet people through Tinder. I try to keep it face-to-face, and to be aware if my phone is sucking me away from the rest of the world.

I grew up on Facebook; it's a different realm I live in. For some people, this is inauthentic, but for me, it's all I know.

The way people express themselves online, that's also how they express themselves in the real world.

You don't even know if the person you're communicating with online is actually that person. And your persona on your social media - your Facebook or Twitter - may not be the person you are in real life. So then, who is the real person? Is it somewhere in between?

I think my online personality and my real life personality are very, very similar.

My theory is that we used to have several personalities, and now we're encouraged to have one online.